Chelsea

C3H4E1L1S1E1A1
Canada, US, UK/ˈt͡ʃɛlsi/UK/ˈt͡ʃɛlsɪ/Australia/ˈt͡ʃelsi//ˈt͡ʃælsi/

proper noun

An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2778).

Similar
Chels
OriginOld English Ċealchȳþ →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2778).
  2. A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
  3. Any of several places (mostly in the US):
    1. A city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

      Newton joins Brookline and a dozen other towns that have adopted similar bans, including Belchertown, Chelsea, Concord, Malden, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Needham, Pelham, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and Winchester, according to the state Department of Public Health.

      2025 January 22, Nick Stoico, “Newton city council approves generational tobacco ban, joining other Mass. towns”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025
    2. A New York City neighborhood in Manhattan.

      Woke up, it was Chelsea morning / And the first thing that I heard / Was a song outside my window

      1969, Joni Mitchell, “Chelsea Morning”
    3. A town, the county seat of Orange County, Vermont, United States.
    4. A village and census-designated place within the town in Vermont.
    5. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
  4. A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
    1. A female given name transferred from the place name.

      Synonyms: Chels

    2. rareA male given name transferred from the place name.
  5. ball gamesChelsea FC, an English association football club.

    A part of the nervousness at Chelsea involves whether any more sponsors will follow the telecommunications and internet service provider Three in withdrawing support, at least temporarily.

    2022 March 11, David Hytner, “Chelsea are in crisis but there is no will to leave club on their knees”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2022

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA female given name transferred from the place name.

Similar
Chels

Origin

  1. Old EnglishĊealchȳþ
  2. EnglishChelsea

From Old English Ċealchȳþ, from cealc (“chalk”) + hȳþ (“landing place”).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 車路士 /车路士
  • 車路士 /车路士 (ce¹ lou⁶ si⁶)district of London
Chinese Mandarin 切爾西 /切尔西
  • 切爾西 /切尔西 (Qiè'ěrxī)district of London
Japanese チェルシー
  • チェルシー (Cherushī)district of London
Korean 첼시
  • 첼시 (Chelsi)district of London
Persian چلسی
  • چلسی (čelsi)district of London
Thai เชลซี
  • เชลซี (sheosi)district of London

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Chelsea

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Cite this entry
APA

Chelsea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chelsea

MLA

“Chelsea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chelsea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chelsea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chelsea.

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